Lee Roy Parnell (album) explained
Lee Roy Parnell is the self-titled debut album by American country music singer Lee Roy Parnell. It was released in 1990 via Arista Records. The album includes the singles "Crocodile Tears", "Oughta Be a Law" and "Family Tree". Although all three singles charted on the U.S. Billboard country charts, they all missed Top 40.[1] "Mexican Money" was also made into a music video.
Brian Mansfield of Allmusic rated the album four stars out of five, praising Barry Beckett's production.[2]
Track listing
- "Oughta Be a Law" (Gary Nicholson, Dan Penn) – 4:18
- "Fifty-Fifty Love" (Nicholson, Lee Roy Parnell) – 4:26
- "Where Is My Baby Tonight" (Troy Seals, Graham Lyle) – 3:35
- "Crocodile Tears" (Parnell, Leroy Preston) – 4:02
- "Family Tree" (Steve Durocher, Jeannie Smith) – 3:06
- "Let's Pretend" (Parnell, Cris Moore) – 4:10
- "You're Taking Too Long" (Parnell, Nicholson, Rory Michael Bourke) – 5:14
- "Mexican Money" (Parnell, Moore) – 3:03
- "Down Deep" (Parnell, Nicholson, Bucky Jones) – 3:59
- "Red Hot" (Parnell, Moore) – 3:30
Personnel
As listed in liner notes.[3]
Musicians
- Barry Beckett – keyboards
- John Gardner – drums
- Jim Horn, Michael Haynes, Jack Hale, Quitman Dennis – horn section
- Bill Hullett – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Tim Loftin – bass guitar
- Joe McGlohon – saxophone
- Jonell Mosser – background vocals
- Lee Roy Parnell – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, slide guitar, lead vocals
- Harry Stinson – background vocals
- Bergen White – background vocals
- John Willis – acoustic guitar
- Dennis Wilson – background vocals
- Glenn Worf – bass guitar
Production
- Barry Beckett – producer
- Scott Hendricks – mixing
- Denny Purcell – mastering
Notes and References
- Book: Whitburn, Joel. Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. 2008. 315. 978-0-89820-177-2.
- Web site: Lee Roy Parnell review. Mansfield. Brian. Allmusic. 15 April 2011.
- Lee Roy Parnell . Lee Roy Parnell . 1990 . CD insert . Arista Records . 8625.
